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Productivité de la culture du sorgho dans un système agroforestier a base d'Acacia senegal (L) Willd au Niger

Aims: To evaluate the impact of the therapeutic foods on the hematological parameters of malnourished children below 5 years of age. Study Design:  This is a Prospective cross-sectional study. Place and Duration of Study: Intensive Nutritional Recovery Center of Tessaoua, Maradi, Niger republic, from June 15 to September 10, 2022. Methodology: We included 60 malnourished children (36 males, 24 females; age range 6-59 months) who are severely acutely malnourished. Standard survey forms that were developed for the purpose have permitted to obtain sociodemographic and hematological data (hemoglobin level and leukocyte count) concerning malnourished children. Results: The results showed that among the 60 children that were surveyed, at entry, 50 (83.33%) were recorded to have a low hemoglobin level and 36 (60%) with highly elevated leucocyte count. At the end of treatment with therapeutic foods, it was observed an overall normalization of these parameters during an average duration of hospitalization. Conclusion: Therapeutic foods have shown a significant positive influence on hematological parameters of malnourished children. Their use should therefore be encouraged in line with other strategies in order to ensure good and rapid recovery in malnourished children under five years of age.

La dégradation des sols résultants des facteurs climatiques et anthropiques constitue l’un des problèmes majeurs de l’agriculture au Niger. En réponse à ce phénomène, les agroécosystèmes s’adaptent à travers la mise en oeuvre des techniques de gestion intégrée des eaux et des sols dont notamment le reboisement des terres dégradées. C’est ainsi que cette étude a été menée avec pour objectif de caractériser le sol dégradé du site de Sakey koira Tegui en vue d’un meilleur reboisement avec Acacia senegal. A cet effet, des profils pédologiques ont été ouverts et décrits suivant la topo-séquence du site. Des échantillons de sol ont été prélevés au niveau de chaque profil et analysés au laboratoire. Les résultats ont montré que la texture de sols est de type sableuse (72,32%) et limoneuse (45%). Quant aux caractéristiques chimiques des sols, le pH est acide variant de 5,1 à 5,53 sur l’ensemble des horizons avec une conductivité électrique de l’ordre de 13, 00 à 33, 00 μs/cm. Ces résultats montrent que ce sol de faible fertilité chimique, avec une prédominance sableuse pourrait être récupéré et reboisé avec Acacia senegal, sol de prédilection de cette espèce. Mots clés : caractéristiques chimiques, textures, terres dégradées, Acacia senegal, Niger.   English Title: Soil characterization of the degraded site of Sakey koira Tegui in Niger for better reforestation with Acacia senegalSoil degradation resulting from climatic and anthropogenic factors is one of the major problems of agriculture in Niger. In response to this phenomenon, agro-ecosystems are adapting through the implementation of integrated water and soil management techniques, including reforestation of degraded land. Thus, this study was conducted with the objective of characterizing the degraded soil of the Sakey koira Tegui site for better reforestation with Acacia senegal. To this end, soil profiles were opened and described according to the topo-sequence of the site. Soil samples were taken from each profile and analysed in the laboratory. The results showed that the soil texture is sandy (72.32%) and silty (45%). As for the chemical characteristics of the soils, the pH is acidic ranging from 5.1 to 5.53 over all horizons with an electrical conductivity of 13.00 to 33.00 μs/cm. These results show that this soil of low chemical fertility, with a sandy predominance, could be recovered and reforested with Acacia senegal, the soil of predilection of this species.Keywords: Chemical characteristics, textures, degraded soils, Acacia senegal, Niger.

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